Woolfolk Surname

102,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Woolfolk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolfolk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2571:85,1449,632
Mexico3331:372,7517,627
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6701:74,9537,993

Woolfolk (11) may also be a first name.

Woolfolk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Woolfolk Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Woolfolk occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolfolk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,263rd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,581,156 people. Woolfolk is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Woolfolk live; 100 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,257 people, or 1 in 85,144. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Woolfolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woolfolk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woolfolk surname expanded 635 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolfolk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woolfolk surname are 14.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.59% being registered with the political party.

Woolfolk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $40,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolfolk93146/
Woolfalk8855/
Wollfolk8813/
Woolfulk882/
Woulfolk880/
Woolfaalk820/
Woolfaulk820/
Wolfalk801/
Walfolk800/
Walfalk670/

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Woolfolk Reference & Research

Wolford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wolford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolfolk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis